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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Corporal Hitch assigned to Lewis' platoon?
(a) He admires Chesty Puller.
(b) He is being punished with combat duty.
(c) He requested Lewis' platoon.
(d) Lewis is "green" and could use his help.

2. What bad habit does Lewis resume soon after arriving in Vietnam?
(a) Philandering.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Smoking.
(d) Cursing.

3. To what country do young men flee to in 1967 to avoid the wartime draft?
(a) Cuba.
(b) Canada.
(c) Alaska.
(d) Grenada.

4. In what branch of the armed forces does Lewis's father serve?
(a) The Marines.
(b) The Army.
(c) The Air Force.
(d) The Navy.

5. What war is America fighting in 1967?
(a) Desert Storm.
(b) Afghanistan War.
(c) The Korean War.
(d) The Vietnam War.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Lewis's father?

2. Who is Fidget?

3. Who is Phil Leslie?

4. What position does Lewis desire in the military?

5. What lesson does Lewis learn the day his eye is blackened?

(see the answer key)

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